. >> not exactly their natural environment. thank you. >> you cause a distraction, i'm going to make a break for it. hey, my little pony. >> how you doing? >> i'm doing pretty good. >> have you thawed out from last night? >> yeah, and your voice sounds good. >> talk about thawing out, they're going to be pretty warm in the plain states. we've got a big ridge building in the midsection of the country. so about two-thirds of the country going to be much above normal. look at these temperatures, amarillo 76 degrees, 22 degrees above normal, little rock at 65, kansas city, 62. that's 16 above normal. we're looking at lake effect snow showers around upstate new york, again that heavy rain in the pacific northwest, some fog working its way through the southeast. we'll get your local forecast right after these messages. >>> that's your latest weather. >>> good thursday morning touchlt well, you made it through the first round of rain. our next window for heavy rain opens up at 5:00 p.m. tonight through 5:00 a.m. tomorrow so count on a